Rough travel: A motorist avoids a deteriorating and uneven section of roadway along Maimai Road in Ordot-Chalan Pago on May 20. Rick Cruz/Pacific Daily News/rmcruz@guampdn.com

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The government of Guam recently made the final payment on bond money it borrowed to fix the island's roads.

As a result, the government's Territorial Highway Fund will have millions of dollars in extra funding each year for road repairs and other projects. The money comes from an 11-cent tax per gallon of gas and vehicle registration and driver's license fees.

The Highway Fund, which typically collects nearly $18 million a year, has been spending about $5 million on bond payments. That means as much as $5 million a year now can be spent on other purposes. ...